John II of Nuremberg ( 1309 – 1357) was a Burgrave of Nuremberg from the

House of Hohenzollern The House of Hohenzollern (, also , german: Haus Hohenzollern, , ro, Casa de Hohenzollern) is a German royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Brandenbu ...

. He was the elder son of

Frederick IV of Nuremberg Frederick IV of Nuremberg (1287–1332) from the House of Hohenzollern was Burgrave of Nuremberg from 1300 to 1332. He was the younger son of Burgrave Frederick III from his second marriage with the Ascanian princess Helene of Saxony. Life H ...

and Margarete of Görz.

Life

He succeeded his father in 1332. He attained his name "the Acquirer" (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: der Erwerber) by the increase of the Frankish house possession of the Hohenzollern. From determining meaning the acquisition of the castle

Plassenburg Plassenburg is a castle in the city of Kulmbach in Bavaria. It is one of the most impressive castles in Germany and a symbol of the city. It was first mentioned in 1135. The Plassenberg family were ministerial of the counts of Andechs (later th ...

in Kulmbach with the county of Kulmbach by the contract of inheritance which became effective with the extinction of the present owners, the counts of

Orlamünde Orlamünde () is a small town in the Saale-Holzland district, in Thuringia, Germany. It is part of the ''Verwaltungsgemeinschaft'' ("collective municipality") Südliches Saaletal. Geography The town centre stretches along the steep banks of th ...

in 1340. In the time of his government, came the outbreak of the

plague Plague or The Plague may refer to: Agriculture, fauna, and medicine *Plague (disease), a disease caused by ''Yersinia pestis'' * An epidemic of infectious disease (medical or agricultural) * A pandemic caused by such a disease * A swarm of pe ...

, which claimed numerous victims in Nuremberg. Because the Jewish population was held responsible for the epidemic, numerous Nuremberg Jews were murdered, without the burgrave intervening against it.

Family and children

He married countess Elisabeth of Henneberg, daughter of

Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen Berthold VII, Count of Henneberg-Schleusingen (nicknamed ''the Wise'', born: 1272 in Schleusingen; died: 13 April 1340, Schleusingen) was Count of Henneberg- Schleusingen from 1284 to 1340. He was the son of Count Berthold V of Henneberg-Schleu ...

, before 3 March 1333. Their children were: # Frederick V, Burgrave of Nuremberg (before 3 March 1333 – 21 January 1398). # Margarete (died 1377), married in 1359, Landshut, to Duke

Stephen II, Duke of Bavaria }) was Duke of Bavaria from 1347 until his death. He was the second son of Emperor Louis IV the Bavarian by his first wife Beatrice of Silesia and a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty. Biography During the reign of Emperor Louis IV his son Stephe ...

. # Elisabeth (died ''ca'' 1383), married 1360, to Ulrich, Count of Schaunberg. # Anna (died 1383), Abbess of Birkenfeld and of

Himmelkron Himmelkron is a municipality in the district of Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, an ...

. # Adelheid, a nun in Birkenfeld from 1361 to 1370.

Ancestry

{{DEFAULTSORT:John 02, Burgrave of Nuremberg Burgraves of Nuremberg Burials at Heilsbronn Abbey 1300s births 1357 deaths Year of birth uncertain